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As the Dodgers right fielder in 1938, he led the NL outfielders in fielding and assists. The lefthanded Canadian batted .325 (third in the league) and scored 126 runs in 1945 in a .300 hitting outfield with [[Luis Olmo]] and [[Dixie Walker]]. On April 26, 1945 the New York Giants bought Goody and firstbaseman [[Jack Graham]] for $25,000. Two days later he was the Giants hitting star as the | As the Dodgers right fielder in 1938, he led the NL outfielders in fielding and assists. The lefthanded Canadian batted .325 (third in the league) and scored 126 runs in 1945 in a .300 hitting outfield with [[Luis Olmo]] and [[Dixie Walker]]. On April 26, 1945 the New York Giants bought Goody and firstbaseman [[Jack Graham]] for $25,000. Two days later he was the Giants hitting star as the | ||
| - | Giants won a doubleheader from Brooklyn. That same season Goody crashed into a fence and sustained a | + | Giants won a doubleheader from Brooklyn. That same season Goody crashed into a fence and sustained a clavicle injury that ended his major league career. |
Goody was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. | Goody was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. | ||
Revision as of 02:04, 24 November 2011
As the Dodgers right fielder in 1938, he led the NL outfielders in fielding and assists. The lefthanded Canadian batted .325 (third in the league) and scored 126 runs in 1945 in a .300 hitting outfield with Luis Olmo and Dixie Walker. On April 26, 1945 the New York Giants bought Goody and firstbaseman Jack Graham for $25,000. Two days later he was the Giants hitting star as the
Giants won a doubleheader from Brooklyn. That same season Goody crashed into a fence and sustained a clavicle injury that ended his major league career.
Goody was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
Sources
- The Ballplayers. New Yor: Arbor House, 1990.
- Giants Diary. Berkeley,CA: North Atlantic Books, 1987.
